When minstrels told adventure stories, they would often describe the adventurer and the evil monster fighting for three hundred rounds. Both sides would be covered in wounds, and finally, both sides would be exhausted. Then, the adventurer would remember justice, his companions, his honor, his loved ones far away, and those in need of help. Thus, his potential would burst forth, and he would leap into the air, killing the monster in one strike amidst the intense music …
Of course, if it was a story with a knight as the theme, the knight would always be graceful. No matter how powerful the monster was, it would be vulnerable in front of him. When describing the battle, it would be accompanied by relaxing music to prove how easy it was for the knight to win.
However, these were far from real battles.
In real battles, the battles between adventurers, especially the middle and low level adventurers, were often fierce and short. Firstly, they did not have the stamina to fight for a long time. Secondly, they would not encounter such a powerful enemy.
Therefore, their battles were usually cautious probing and dealing with each other. At the end, they would suddenly explode, and soon, life and death would be decided.
Just like this time.
Both sides had a long preparation and planning period, probing and dealing with each other for a long time, but the actual battle was very short. Even if the evil spirit tried to trap the adventurers with its illusion, it would not have taken more than a minute.
And if the battle between the evil spirit and Yue Yi started, it would only be about twenty seconds.
What had happened in these ten seconds was roughly as follows: The evil spirit and Yue Yi confronted each other — Yue Yi released a freezing ray — The evil spirit was hit, and rushed over angrily — Yue Yi drew his sword and faced the evil spirit — Yue Yi used two wooden swords that were slightly attractive to negative energy and the undead to attract the evil spirit's attention, and at the same time cast a flash spell, catching the evil spirit off guard — The evil spirit was frightened by the flash spell, and the power of the illusion was greatly weakened — The priest broke free from the illusion, and cast a dispel spell — The evil spirit was attacked again, and the illusion collapsed completely — The knight, warrior, and ranger broke free from the illusion — The knight and warrior took over from Yue Yi, who was slightly tired after casting the spell, and restricted the evil spirit's movements from both sides — The ranger rushed over and poured the entire bottle of holy water on the evil spirit's body.
"It actually took longer than the actual battle …" When everyone concluded after the battle, the warrior could not help but sigh. "This is probably the most successful battle I've ever fought."
"Yes, especially when the enemy is very strong." The Ranger said with a smile, "Facing an evil spirit that can create illusions, we actually won so easily. Not a single one of us was injured. It's a miracle!"
"Yes … If only we had a companion like you back then." The priest nodded with a smile.
Yue Yi was stunned. He turned his head around and saw that the silhouettes of the warrior, the ranger, and the priest were gradually becoming blurry. The knight was slowly aging. In the end, he turned into an old man with a head full of white hair.
"What … what's going on?" she asked in surprise.
"You passed." A silhouette suddenly appeared behind her. She turned around in fright, only to see a transparent white-haired figure standing less than three steps away from her. Judging from the negative energy fluctuations emitted from the transparent body, it was clearly a ghost.
This time, she was really frightened, and almost dropped the wooden sword in her hand.
"I'm glad to see you startled by me." The old ghost said with a smile, "You performed too well before. You didn't seem like a little girl of your age. It was full of unreal feelings. Now you're much better. You look like a normal person."
Yue Yi did not know whether to laugh or cry. She did not expect to be shocked by this old ghost, whose strength was obviously far inferior to the evil spirit, after defeating the evil spirit.
"Are you interested in listening to the old man's story?" The old knight said. "My story, the story of this castle."
"Of course I'm interested." Yue Yi smiled and nodded. "But … the current you, are you real? Or an illusion? "
"For the Lord, as long as He wills it, there is no difference between reality and illusion," the old knight replied. "But the current me is real."
Of course, this was not a lie. Just now, Sui Xiong found that Yue Yi and the others might win. He suddenly had an idea and contacted the believer who provided this experience — the only survivor among the group of adventurers, the knight.
When the knight learned that someone who accepted the adventure experience had reversed the battle, he was very surprised and asked Sui Xiong to let him talk to this outstanding young man.
Sui Xiong, of course, agreed. So at this moment, although the two of them were in a virtual environment, the conversation was real.
The old knight praised Yue Yi's calm and rational thinking and accurate judgment. He praised her highly, saying that she would definitely achieve great things in the future and become a great person that people would look up to. Yue Yi, on the other hand, praised the old knight when she learned that the old knight had spent twenty years to fulfill a promise he made to the ghost. She praised him as a hero who could be called a knight.
"What happened to the castle after that?" Yue Yi asked curiously.
"Maybe it's still there," the old knight said with some nostalgia. "Looking at the time, it's been almost 60 years since I visited it with the descendants of the owner of the castle. If there was a lack of repair and maintenance, maybe it would have collapsed. But at that time, there was a new lord there. Maybe the new lord would take good care of it. "
"It's a pity that this story did not have a good ending!" Yue Yi sighed and said.
"In general, it's not a bad ending." The old knight had already accepted it. He smiled and said, "The descendants of the owner of the castle lived a good life in the future. He was a believer of the Golden Crown (Goddess of Wealth). Later, I was fortunate enough to meet him during a friendly exchange between the two Holy Kingdoms. I think it's good that both of us have a home after death. "
"But it's a pity that the castle fell into someone else's hands!"
"It's indeed a little pity, but there's nothing wrong with it." The old knight said with a smile, "After all, it's been almost a hundred years. The great lord who controlled the land waited for its heir for so long. It's a good thing."
"Is a hundred years a long time?" Yue Yi said with dissatisfaction, "Besides, he's already waited for a hundred years. Why not wait for a few more decades?"
The old knight laughed heartily and said, "Little girl, you'll understand when you grow up. Spending a hundred years waiting for a possible heir to the castle is really very benevolent. The world of the adults is not that simple. The great lord himself also has pressure. "
"Besides … In a hundred years, the great lord has probably changed a few generations. Maybe the first great lord was very insistent, and the subsequent great lords will have to worry about the feelings of the elders … But a hundred years later, the people involved and their sons and even grandchildren may have all died. Who would care about the feelings and thoughts of the old men a few generations ago?"
Yue Yi pouted unhappily.
This result, this reality, made her very dissatisfied.
"So you have to work hard. Become an immortal who can stand outside of time and laugh as soon as possible. You can watch mortals grow old and die, and the prosperity and decline of the kingdom. Then you can ignore time." The old knight smiled benevolently. His figure gradually faded, and the entire castle also gradually became transparent, turning into a pure white that made people feel warm.
In this pure white, Yue Yi heard a gentle voice.
"You've done well. What kind of reward do you want?"
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